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Not really worth speculating is it? For all we know the money saved was needed to afford the striker and maybe a keeper? You can only go on how it ends up. As it is we've improved the first team in defence, midfield and attack. The manager situation is the worry.

I need to be convinced that the striker we bring in is better than Campbell - I suppose if he can play with, as well as instead of, Benteke, that would be an improvement.

I think that part of the problem is that SP quite enjoys the last-minuteness of Deadline Day. He's often on 5Live on Deadline Day, talking about one or two more deals that may or may not come off.

Problem is - it's a dangerous game that can be at best expensive, at worst non-productive.

This isn't meant as a smug 'I told you so' post but this is what happens when we leave it so, so late. If Niasse was 'very Palace' as SP states, why not get on it in July or early Aug or even a bloody week ago?

I'm not one to criticise Parish but I really can't believe that we are entering the season with just three proven attacking players in Townsend, Zaha and Benteke with only two of them currently being fit. If one of them gets injured for a sustained period of time then for the first time since Holloway was here I genuinely do think we will be relegated.